Adverbio/Adverbs

EL ADVERBIO/ADVERBSSilvana GradosAndrea Patrn

DefinicinEl adverbio es la parte invariable de la oracin que sirve para modificar al verbo, al adjetivo o a otro adverbio.

The difficulty with identifying adverbs is that they can appear in different places in a sentence.The simplest way to recognise an adverb is through the common endingly. Examples oflyadverbs are:quickly, quietly, fortunately.Most adverbs are made by addinglyto adjectives:careful > carefully loud > loudly slow > slowly

Funciones en la oracin

FuncionesEj. EspaolEg. EnglishModificador del VerboMi amigo habl rpidamente.se chico bebe demasiado.Sheslowlyenteredthe room. Hecarefullydrovethrough the city.Modificador del AdjetivoRosa es muy hermosa.Ella est algo resfriadaThe test wasextremelydifficult. I'mincrediblysorryabout what I did.Modificador de otro AdverbioRoberto vive demasiado lejos.A mi vecino se le ve bastante mal.The cheetah runsincredibly quickly.' He talksexceptionally loudly.Modificador de la oracinDesgraciadamente, el tiempo ha terminado.Sin lugar a dudas, Pedro es el culpable.Unfortunately, I will be out of the office for the next 3 days. Surprisingly, the team was beaten in the final.

Confusing AdverbsWe have seen how many adverbs are made by addinglyto the adjective:strong > stronglySomeadverbsare very different from theadjective:good=adjective /well=adverb'I workhard.' 'Ihardlywork.Hard, which is also anadjective, here means'with a lot of effort.' Hardlyhere means'very little.'

Diferencia con el AdjetivoPor lo expuesto, debemos recordar que el adjetivo califica al sustantivo, en tanto que el adverbio es un modificador del verbo, un adjetivo o de otro adverbio. Por ello, es importante ver las relaciones dentro del contexto.

La defensa dej mucho espacio. AdjetivoEl jugador protest mucho. AdverbioEso es demasiado para ti. AdverbioHe's afastrunner.Adjective He runsfast.AdverbIt waslateat night.Adjective We talkedlateinto the night.Adverb

Locuciones o Frases AdverbialesExpresiones formadas por dos o ms palabras que tienen valor de adverbios y que funcionan como tales en la oracin.

Lugar: de aqu para allTiempo: de un dos por tresModo: al pie de la letraCantidad: a ms no poderAfirmacin: de hechoDuda: de repenteNegacin: de ninguna manera

Combining ClausesWe can join two independent clauses (sentences) together usingconjuctive adverbs.Conjunctive adverbsshow cause and effect, sequence, contrast, comparison, or other relationships.The most common of these are: Afterwards Also Consequently However Likewise Moreover Nevertheless Otherwise Similarly Still Therefore

When writing, we must use asemi-colon(;) before theconjunctive adverb. Use acomma(,) after the conjunctive adverb.

I wanted to eat pizza; however,my wife wanted curry. It had snowed all day; therefore,he decided not to drive in the dangerous conditions